No. 6 Soccer Takes Down BYU, 4-2

FAYETTEVILLE – No. 6 Arkansas soccer (5-0-1) extended its unbeaten streak to six matches with a 4-2 win over BYU (2-3-2) in front of 3,046 fans, Razorback Field’s third-largest crowd.

Freshman forward Anaiyah Robinson shined for her third straight outing and netted two goals, the second brace of her short career.

Notes

  • Graduate forward Kate Doyle extended her scoring streak to six matches, every match this season, and opened the scoring in the 10th minute. The Seattle native leads the team and the SEC with seven goals and 17 points.
  • Graduate Macy Schultz added her third assist of the season and sophomore Kennedy Ball picked up her first of the season on Doyle’s goal.
  • Arkansas’ next two goals came via Robinson, her second brace in as many games. The reigning SEC Freshman of the Week doubled the Hogs’ lead in the 28th minute with a difficult goal between two defenders. Robinson added her fourth goal in three matches right after halftime to put the Razorbacks up 3-1.
  • Graduate forward Ava Tankersley added her fifth goal of 2024 after forward Bella Field was fouled inside the penalty box in the 63rd minute. Tankersley fired low for her 31st career score.
  • The Cougars put two goals past freshman goalkeeper Keegan Smith though Smith tied her career high with six saves.
  • Arkansas finished the match ahead in shots 19-13 with 12 on target.
  • Graduate defender Kiley Dulaney received the team’s second red card of the season and the Hogs had to play the final two and a half minutes with 10 players.
  • The Razorbacks improved to 2-0-1 all-time against BYU. Both wins came at Razorback Field.

Season Notes

  • The Hogs are outscoring opponents 35-5 and outshooting opponents 169-44. The 30-goal-differential leads NCAA Division I.
  • Arkansas has had 17 players score its 35 goals. Of the 17, 11 have come off the bench and scored.
  • The Razorbacks remain unbeaten in 36 of the last 37 home matches with a record of 34-1-2.
  • Tankersley is inching closer to 100 career points. She sits at 93 with 31 goals and 31 assists, good for No. 5 on the program’s all-time points list, No. 3 on the all-time assists list and No. 8 on the all-time goals list.

Up Next

The Hogs will have a 12-day break before they begin SEC play on Thursday, Sept. 19, against LSU (3-1-1). Kick off is set for 6:30 p.m. and the match will be streamed on SEC Network+.

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